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November 16, 2010

Safety Concerns For Football Game At Wrigley

The Sporting NewsCHICAGO – A Dallas product and self-described “oblivious-to-everything” receiver, Northwestern’s Demetrius Fields conceded Saturday that before reaching this part of the country, he’d never heard of Wrig...

November 16, 2010

Players Rally For Coach Accused Of Intimidating Student With Stick

Knoxville News Sentinel (Tenn.)Suspended Central High School football coach Joel Helton has been accused of intimidating a student with a stick as well as hitting other students with it, according to a letter in his personnel file.Helton, who&rsqu...

November 16, 2010

Oldest H.S. Football Coach To Retire

Boston GlobeThe question had been asked for years and the answer was always the same: no. But this fall is different. Lexington’s Bill Tighe is retiring. The 86-year-old football coach made it official Sunday night, telling athletic director Na...

November 16, 2010

DePaul’s Bruno Notches Win No. 500

SPRINGFIELD, Mo. - A month of milestones continued for DePaul women's basketball coach Doug Bruno on Monday night as the Blue Demons knocked off Missouri State in the second round of the Preseason WNIT. Just nine days after the McGrath Arena court wa...

November 16, 2010

Iowa State’s Fennelly Wins No. 500

AMES, Iowa (AP) — Watching as highlights of his career played out on the video board, Bill Fennelly fought back tears one moment and chuckled at himself the next.Especially when he saw himself in suspenders."I do look a lot older, the Iowa Stat...

November 15, 2010

Idaho State Fires Football Coach

KIDK.com (Idaho)POCATELLO - Apparently only six wins and 38 losses over the last four years was too much for Idaho State. Sunday afternoon, athletic director, Jeff Tingey held a press conference to talk about his respect for football coach John Zambe...

November 15, 2010

Crowd Hears A.D. Suffer Heart Attack While Working P.A. At Football Game

Wall Street JournalNEW YORK — The athletic director of a Brooklyn high school is recovering after he suffered a heart attack while announcing a football game.Erasmus Hall High School Athletic Director Marshall Tames was announcing a game agains...

November 15, 2010

Volleyball Team Rallying For Coach Battling Cancer

The Hartford CourantCOVENTRY — —Britney Curtis first knew something was wrong when she got a text message from her volleyball coach in August. The message, she said, went something like: "I’m unable to coach this season. I know you&...